Se propagan los casos de unas peligrosas infecciones fúngicas resistentes a los medicamentos
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La popular serie de HBO, “The Last of Us”, presenta un apocalipsis zombi provocado por una infección fúngica que se apodera del cerebro humano. Pero en el mundo real hay una amenaza fúngica emergente que…
Learn MoreFrom a Lock of Hair, Beethoven’s Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer’s death in 1827 — as well as evidence of a family scandal.The analysis revealed that Beethoven su…
Learn MoreWhen BMI Isn’t Used as Measurement, Obesity’s Health ‘Benefit’ Disappears
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of the so-called “obesity paradox” — the observation that people with a heart condition seem less likely to die if they are overweight or obese.But European researchers now say they’ve …
Learn MoreCases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The hit HBO series “The Last of Us” portrays a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection that hijacks human brains.Back in the real world, there’s an emerging fungal threat rampaging through the United …
Learn MoreEven Minor Traffic Accidents Can Raise a Woman’s Odds for Birth Complications
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Baby on Board” warning stickers apply even when there’s a mom-to-be in the vehicle, a new study argues.Pregnant women involved in traffic collisions are at heightened risk of potentially serious birth compl…
Learn MoreBile Duct Cancer: Awareness, Funding Needed to Fight This Silent Killer
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lawyer, entrepreneur and avid athlete Mark Clements participated in the 2005 St. George Marathon in Utah, but ongoing stomach pains made finishing the event a struggle.“He was having some stomach pain,” recal…
Learn MoreNew Drug Could Be Treatment Option for People With Eczema
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients could soon have access to a new injectable drug to treat atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema.The drug, lebrikizumab, proved effective in teenagers and adults in two clinical trials just…
Learn MoreColon Cancer in the Young: One Woman’s Story
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tatiana Gonzalez had just quit her job as a postal carrier, and with it the 12 miles a day she walked as she delivered people’s mail.So Gonzalez, then 39, figured that was why she suddenly became so consti…
Learn MoreLong-Term Study Supports ‘Watch and Wait’ for Most Prostate Cancers
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A man with prostate cancer who takes the “watch-and-wait” approach has the same long-term survival odds as those who undergo radiation therapy or surgery, according to a new large-scale study.Patients had the…
Learn MorePoll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of Americans are feeling the effects of the health care staffing crisis in the United States, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed.Health care has witnessed the greatest recent increase i…
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